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Talking Points is published by WLU and helps promote literacy research and the use of whole language instruction in classrooms.

Lesson Plans

Try one of these ReadWriteThink lesson plans from NCTE/WLU members today!

PRIMARY

From Stop Signs to the Golden Arches: Environmental PrintDevon Hamner, Grand Island, NebraskaWith thirty years of teaching experience, Devon’s area of expertise is primary education, especially language arts instruction. She is a member of NCTE and the Whole Language Umbrella (WLU), the Central Nebraska Reading Association, the Nebraska Reading Association, and is an active participant on the TAWL (Teachers Applying Whole Language) listserv. More lessons from Devon.

Exploring Consumerism Where Ads and Art IntersectPeggy Albers, Atlanta, GeorgiaPeggy taught middle and high school English, drama and speech for 15 years before becoming an associate professor of English and Literacy Education at Georgia State University in Atlanta. She is a well-known writer, past editor of Talking Points, and presenter and researcher in literacy and English education. She is a member of NCTE and the Whole Language Umbrella (WLU) as well as a member of the NCTE Consulting Network.

Weaving the Threads: Integrating Poetry Annotation and Web TechnologyNancy Patterson, Grand Rapids, MichiganNancy is assistant professor of Literacy Studies in the School of Education at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, Michigan and also serves as Literacy Studies Program Coordinator. Nancy taught middle school and high school English for almost 30 years in a rural district in mid-Michigan. She is chair of NCTE’s Assembly on Computers in English (ACE) and incoming chair of the NCTE Middle Level Section.

Consultants

NCTE Consultants are eager to work with your school or district to create a learning experience that can make a difference and is sustained. Learn how whole language consultants Peggy Albers and Linda Crafton can engage your teachers and administrators in a variety of formats and durations.